And Scotland midfielder Bannan, who started their last tussle, has told The Star: “It was just one of those days where nothing went right. You have days like that from time to time where you can’t really explain it. We went out there with the right frame of mind and were confident as we were on a good run but we got beat.

“But there are no teams who are going to win every game in this league. It doesn’t happen. It was one of those freak results.

“But I’m not taking anything away from Bristol City. They were very good on the day and are a good team.

“Sometimes results like that can happen but hopefully we can avenge that tonight.”